Back-band hook



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BACK BAND HOOK.

No. 387,849 Patented Aug. 14, 1888.

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BACK BAND HOOK.

180.881.8491 Patented Aug. 14, 1888.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EMMETT G. BENNETT, OF FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE.

BACK-BAND HOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 387,849, dated August 14, 1888.

Application filed May 3, 1888. Serial No. 272.744. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EMMETT G. BENNETT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Franklin, in the county of Williamson and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in Back-Band Hooks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in back-band hooks; and it consists in the novel construction and, in combination therewith, of a holding-pin having both ends provided with heads, whereby a back-band is firmly yet adjustably secured to the hook, all as will be hereinafter fully explained, and particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

1 The annexed drawings, to which reference is made, fully illustrate my invention, in which Figure 1 represents a front view of my improved hook. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a side view of the fastening-pin. Fig. 4 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken on line a: 00, Fig. 5; and Fig. 5 is an enlarged front view of onehalf of the device.

Referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, A designates the hook, which is composed of the top bar, a, inwardly and downwardly inclined bars I) 1), short inwardly-projecting bars 0 a, and the curved hook d, which is designed to receive and support the trace of a harness.

B represents the fastening-pin, the same consisting of the straight bar 6, at each end of which the same is provided with a head or projection, ff, designed to force the back-band it into the recesses g g on the main frame of the book.

It will be seen that when the band is carried around the top bar of the frame and the loop h is formed by passing the band between said bars and the short bars above referred to the pin is passed into the loop h, which pin is somewhat shorter in length than the width of said band, and, the band being drawn tight, the head on the pin forces the band into the recesses and firmly holds thehook in position. At the same time the two ends of the loop in said band are partly closed, and thereby prevent the pin from lateral displacement, and it is simple in operation, easily and quickly adjusted, and at the same time cheap to manufacture, as well as being durable.

I am aware that patents numbered 330,900 and 334,884: were granted for trace-carriers prior to my invention, and I therefore lay no claim to the construction shown therein; but

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A back-band hook consisting of the horizontal bar a, inclined bars 1), bars a, and hook cl, with the recesses g, formed in the short bars 0, in combination with the pin B, provided with the heads f f and the back-band h, the whole adapted to operate as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EMMETT G. BENNETT.

WVitnesses:

PARK IlIARSHALL, M. TEMPLE. 

